Medical spoon



1950 E. s. COMSTOCK ,53 ,696

MEDICAL SPOON Filed Oct. 15, 1947 Inventor Edison 5. Cams/oak WW fiM Patented Dec. 5, 1950 2,5325%. MEnIoAL seem: -1 4 I midien 4S floin fin k L ln; N h l t a sign ng-f 7 Keith,

T s nv nt on r lates to new and awfu imp evemen -.'m spoons and the primary object ,of th pre ri i vention. istapmvide atsnoon where- 'by l quid a d powd ed mat rial may be nuiently .ineasured and -1areteined;in a safe and sanitary z-me sure.

Another important object of the present in ventian is-itopnmvid a medi a zsnoon:=includ nea closure and EIIQVQ]. and improved means ;for reta n the closur .-in rmstt un n the 2.811 91 t prevent loss of material ;held by the. latter, even though the same may be inclined "at various angles. .A further object. tof the .presentgipyentiOn is to'provi'de a spoon for medical useincluding-novel and improved means convenientlyfilo'cated for actuating thaspoon closure so -that the material held thereby may be readilyand quickly emptied nt a p nven entlv l a d mixin flask loathe like;

A still further aim of the presentinvention is to provide a medical spoon that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the de- H he: rent to John H. .(J

ub1 3r $D3JlkQ Chfi d Q 91 th -m m er may iormi-an o e a rart of a dts a k- I I 1 ,A icylindrical ll unger "I! .isslidably mounted in the fonwarden'dnf the handle [.2 and is .urged by a coil spring 16 biased between the plunger andaiclosureplate I8 that is rigidly secured to a ,band or sleeve 20 that .frictionall'y en ages .the rear ,end ,pf ,thelhandle ,f' 2.- It should be c apparent manna plate Ii is. pffla diameter greater than 13. I the diameter ,Q the vhandle '12, so that the same will 'fminfiionnas a handaiieta n na element. A --.,B ei1 yisef f ur d'-b we din {qr th l ke t t forward outermost terminal of the plunger. L4,

s-arsubstantially eHiut calelosure 22 conf rmin headin 241s .foImedab IIt the forward end of themember Hjh'adiacentits outer edges and a.

pair ofiareuate flan es depend.v from the rear tails of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which: I

Figure l is a perspective viewof the present invention, and with dotted lines showing the position of the closure when actuated to an open position;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal verticallsectional view taken substantially through the center of Figure 1; I

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 33 of Figure 2; and Figure 4 is a transverse verticalsectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the'purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodimentpf the present invention, the numeral l0 represents the present medical spoon generally, comprising a substantially concavo-convexed preferably elliptical member or mouth portion H, which is rigidly side edges of theclosure 22. The rear-ends of th fla ges liars-spaced suffici ntly to permit the rear end'of the closure 22"to enter aslot 30 provided in the forward end of the handle I2. The slot 30 is of a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the closure 22.

The forward semi-elliptical end portion or edge of the closure 22 is frictionally received in the beading 24, and the flanges 26 bear against the outer surface of the rear portion of the member H so that the closure will be tightly positioned to the member I I in a normal position, to prevent materials placed in the member H from spilling therefrom.

To strengthen and reinforce the beading 24 of the member I I, there is provided an arcuate upstanding, semi-elliptical flange 28, integrally formed with the forward portion of the member.

As previously described, the spring l6 urging the plunger I4 will normally retain the closure in position with member ll. However, for actuating the closure into the longitudinal slot 30 provided in the forward end of the handle, for emptying material in the member ll, there is provided a transverse rod 32 attached to reduced end 36 of the plunger which rod is slidably mounted in a longitudinal slot 34 provided in the handle adjacent its rear end. This slot extends from a point near where the rod is attached to the plunger outwardly beyond the reduced end 36 of the plunger and the portion of the spring [6 that engages the reduced end 36. Both terminals of the rod 32 project outwardly from the handle, however, one terminal of this secured by welding or the like to an elongated ll rod 32 is bent to provide an arcuate finger-receiving portion 38.

may be emptied by merely actuating the closure into the slot 30. Obviously, by the use of such a device, an equal amount of material may bev measured by the spoon at all times. Also, by pulling the rod 32 rearwardly slow1y;,..the" amount of opening between the closure 22 and member Il may be selectively adjusted so that the material may be emptied from member I i in a'conven'ient controlled manner.

In view of the foregoing description conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the con; struction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the'spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is: I p I '1. A medical spoon comprisinga concavo-cone vexed member, a tubular handle carrie d by said member, a longitudinal slot provided in one end of said handle adjacent said member, a closure for said member slidably mounted in said slot, a spring urged plunger slidably mounted in said handle, said plunger being rigidly securedto said closure, a longitudinal slot intermediate the ends taken in 4 of said handle, a finger grip secured transversely to said plunger and slidably mounted in said last slot for actuating said closure into said first slot, a peripheral channel shaped beading about the forward end of said member, a pair of arcuate flanges at the rear portion of said closure slidably engaging the rear portion of said member and disposed exteriorly of said member, and an arcuate upstanding reinforcing and strengthening flange at the forward portion of said member.

' 2;'A medical spoon comprising a concavo convexed member, a tubular handle carried by said member, a longitudinal slot provided in the forward end of said handle adjacent the rear end of said member, a closure for said member slidably mounted in said s'lot,'aa plunger slidably mounted in saidhandle, saidplunger being rigidly secured to said closure, means for actuating said closure REFERENCES CITED v The followin references are: of record the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name 1 'Date 291,950 'Stettheimer et a1; Jan. 15, 1884 Pfaff Dec. 5, 1911 

